Greetings , purchased this a while ago not to far from my home on a gamble and would love to hear your thoughts and if this is what I believe. Early ww2 German alpine hat. Medal badge looks like its prussian? Thank you in advance!
German Forestry/Hunting/Alpine hat?? Authentication/identification???
Greetings , purchased this a while ago not to far from my home on a gamble and would love to hear your thoughts and if this is what I believe. Early ww2 German alpine hat. Medal badge looks like its prussian? Thank you in advance!
It's simply a traditional civilian hat; I see nothing to specifically connect it to hunting, forestry or the WW2 period. (Mind you, it doesn't look very old to begin with.)
Nothing Prussian, either: The hat is southern in style and the ornamental badge shows a panorama of Nuremberg above her lesser (right) and greater (left) coat-of-arms.
Given that a Gamsbart is not traditionally worn in Franconia and that Gamsbart holders are normally closed at the bottom (rather than have the bundle of hair protruding there), I do wonder whether someone got creative here.
Appreciate the info! Might be a good wall hanger on my deer mount
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